Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency surgery services: a multi-national survey among WSES members

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a major challenge for health care services worldwide. It’s impact on oncologic therapies and elective surgery has been described recently, and the literature provides guidelines regarding appropriate elective patient treatment during the pandemic. However, the impact of SA...

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Main Authors: Reichert, Martin (Author) , Sartelli, Massimo (Author) , Weigand, Markus A. (Author) , Doppstadt, Christoph (Author) , Hecker, Matthias (Author) , Reinisch-Liese, Alexander (Author) , Bender, Fabienne (Author) , Askevold, Ingolf Harald (Author) , Padberg, Winfried (Author) , Coccolini, Federico (Author) , Catena, Fausto (Author) , Hecker, Andreas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 09 December 2020
In: World journal of emergency surgery
Year: 2020, Volume: 15, Pages: 1-10
ISSN:1749-7922
DOI:10.1186/s13017-020-00341-0
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-020-00341-0
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Author Notes:Martin Reichert, Massimo Sartelli, Markus A. Weigand, Christoph Doppstadt, Matthias Hecker, Alexander Reinisch-Liese, Fabienne Bender, Ingolf Askevold, Winfried Padberg, Federico Coccolini, Fausto Catena, Andreas Hecker and the WSES COVID-19 emergency surgery survey collaboration group
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Summary:The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a major challenge for health care services worldwide. It’s impact on oncologic therapies and elective surgery has been described recently, and the literature provides guidelines regarding appropriate elective patient treatment during the pandemic. However, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency surgery services has been poorly investigated up to now.
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ISSN:1749-7922
DOI:10.1186/s13017-020-00341-0